Role-Playing Games

Aspyr has a real pleasant surprise for Star Wars fans today. The company released an update for Knights of the Old Republic II on Steam that helps ensure the Obsidian Entertainment-developed RPG will live on for another decad...

Won't somebody think about the frames? I swear it's like some of you own an Aaron Brothers. Regional high-five. I actually did go into one of those "Art and Framing" stores once to buy a picture frame, though I can't remember...

Gust announced Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book for PS3, PS4, and Vita last month and has since expanded on that first trailer, not that you need a trailer to tell you what to expect from the 15th Atelier in as many years.

Compile Heart's middling Fairy Fencer F is getting an enhanced version as part of a jump from PS3 to PS4 this November in Japan. It adds characters, story paths, and ups the party size to six, as you can see above in the wrig...

The Deus Ex YouTube took a break from giving me fodder for Mick Foley jokes to host some of creators of the original game for a "Let's Play" down memory lane. Project director Warren Spector, writer Sheldon Pacotti, and lead...

[James experiences a true aging taste with Knights of the Old Republic 2. The first time might have been an experience, but every subsequent playthrough was about challenging his old notions of morality and re-evaluating his ...

Story of Seasons has sold more than 100,000 units in North America since its March 31 release, XSEED Games revealed today, trumpeting the farming sim as its fasting-selling game thus far.
The announcement follows one made in ...

Games Workshop seems hellbent on flooding the market with Warhammer 40,000 video games, and I'm hopeful at least a couple of them will turn out well. Here's another that shows potential.
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr ...

For a limited time only, you can play Dragon Age: Inquisition for free on PC.
The free sample comes courtesy of EA's digital platform, Origin, and enables you to access up to six hours of the main campaign story, an...

Come August, there will be one less monster-hunting game for PC.
"Over the past weeks, RaiderZ has seen a few different instances where the game has had issues with the server," said Perfect World Entertainment in a blog pos...

Ever since I had a chance to play Sword Coast Legends at E3, I've wanted to watch a dungeon run from the perspectives of both Adventurer and Dungeon Master at my own leisure. I guess I failed a perception check and ...

That update I was telling you about last week is now available for Bloodborne.
Notably, if you join a password-protected match and there's a "large" level difference between players, "the guest's stats will be adjusted to mat...

Papers, Please released a couple years ago, but it struck a chord with many who played it. One of the most discussed elements was the decision-making process between doing what is right and doing what is necessary. First-per...

If you've finished up The Witcher 3 but are still gaggin' for more, get ready: the expansions are coming, and when they do, they're gonna be huge.
Talking to Game Reactor, The Witcher 3's game director Konrad Tomas...

Stella Glow is coming to Europe next spring, NIS America has announced.
The strategy role-playing game is the last effort from Japanese studio Imageepoch, which closed its doors back in May after filing for bankruptcy. Sega r...

Yo-Kai Watch 3 is on its way to Japan next summer, Level-5 announced today.
Ad interim, the publisher will be trying to take this already insanely popular franchise to the next level. That begins tomorrow with the anime's Sea...

The upcoming strategy game from Castle Crashers maker The Behemoth is memorable. Its old temporary name, "Game 4," was not. It's now called Pit People, which is weird but fitting.
"Pit People was the name written on the origi...

Minecraft has no shortage of imitators, but I never thought Dragon Quest would be one of them.
Enter Square Enix with its latest creation, Dragon Quest Builders, a "block make RPG" that looks an awful lot like Mojang's ludicr...

While it's all well and good to look back on Skyrim and have a laugh at all the silly bugs (some were too fun to fix) those of us who didn't experience game-breaking issues may forget it wasn't all backwards dragons and horse...

Dragon's Dogma was a weird one. It was a Japanese take on the Western role-playing genre (Witcher 3 et al) that did some interesting things. The pitch black nights stood out to me. So, too, did the horrible combat barks.
Doe...

The next patch for Bloodborne (1.05) is suitably cryptic and intriguing. It's going to further tweak cooperative play as well as provide the usual undisclosed fixes and matchmaking improvements.
If a player uses the Beckonin...

As we noted last week, the Mac port of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is plagued with issues.
This doesn't seem uncommon these days, but remember that Naoki Yoshida built A Realm Reborn back up from Final Fantasy XIV's ini...

When The Witcher 3's Patch 1.07 releases later this week on all platforms, players will find changes to inventory that make the process of hauling around tons of equipment far more manageable. That includes not only the liter...

Introducing sci-fi shooter Red AshKeiji Inafune and Comcept have wrapped development on Mighty No. 9 and are now returning to Kickstarter to fund their next project, Red Ash, a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends.
Announced today at Anime Expo in Los Ange...

[Editor's note: Following Destructoid's coverage of some questionable dialogue found in the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Fates, community member Ckarasu has delved deeper into the translation and offers his own take on the...

Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star is now available across North America and Europe.
As we've come to expect of Gust-developed role-playing games, this PlayStation Vita release is an enhanced port of last year's PlayStati...

Tonight at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Skullgirls developer Lab Zero Games announced Indivisible, a new action role-playing game inspired by the likes of Valkyrie Profile and Super Metroid.
Secret of Mana composer H...

Somehow I have missed out on Card Hunter for the past couple years. It released in 2013 and Destructoid's reviews patriarch Chris Carter loved it. I don't know how it wasn't on my radar; it has a lot going for it I'm into. I...

Project X Zone 2 has been pushed back to early 2016.
The upcoming tactical role-playing game, which features a myriad of iconic characters from Bandai Namco, Capcom, and Sega, was previously announced for an autumn release i...